Ecuador
by Jackson
Ecuador facts
Capital: Quito
Size Compared to America: Smaller Than Texas
GDP Per Capita:6,002.89
Population: 15.74 million
Leader: Rafael Correa
Independence day: May 24
Unemployment rate: 4.2%
Major export: Cut flower
Currency: US Dollar
$1=$1
Life expectancy: 73-79 years
Literacy rate: 98.63
Motto: Dios, Partiay libertad
National symbol: Coat of Arms
Typical foods: Sea food, vegetables, and pig/ poultry
Favorite sport: Soccer
Major religions: Roman catholic 90%
Other languages spoken: English
Major problems: Unemployment
Current event: 1/3 of rain forest are being auctioned off to China for oil drilling
Area: 283,560 square kilometers (109,483 square miles)Terrain
Ecuador can be divided into three types of terrain, called: the Sierra, which is the central highlands, the jungles of the Oriente and the coastal plains, which are known as the Costa
Borders
Colombia
Peru
Pacific ocean
Peru
Pacific ocean